2610                            County Local Laws

sion provisions or who may be designated by the board of trustees as
a temporary employee. In all cases of doubt, the board of trustees shall
determine whether any person is an employee as defined in this article.

Employer. "Employer" shall mean the county.

Medical board. "Medical board" shall mean the board of physi-
cians provided for in section 20-43 of this Code.

Member. "Member" shall mean any employee included in the
membership of the retirement system as provided in section 20-8 of
this Code.

Membership service. "Membership service" shall mean honor-
able and faithful service as an employee rendered while a member of
the retirement system.

Pension. "Pension" shall mean payments for life derived from
money provided by the employer. All pensions shall be payable in
equal monthly installments.

[Pension reserve. "Pension reserve" shall mean the present
value of all payments to be made on account of any pension, or benefit
in lieu of any pension, computed upon the basis of such mortality
tables as shall be adopted by the board of trustees, and regular inter-
est.]

Prior service. "Prior service" shall mean service rendered prior
to the date of establishment of the retirement system for which
credit is allowable under sections 20-13 to 20-17 of this Code.

Regular interest. "Regular interest" shall mean interest at such
rate or rates as may be set from time to time by the board of trustees
in accordance with section 20-50 of this Code.

Retirement. "Retirement" shall mean withdrawal from active
service with a retirement allowance granted under the provisions
of this article.

Retirement allowance. "Retirement allowance" shall mean the
sum of the annuity and the pension, or any optional benefit payable
in lieu thereof.

Retirement system or system. "Retirement system" or "system"
shall mean the employees' retirement system of the county.

Service. "Service" shall mean service as employee paid for by the
employer. (Balto. Co. Code, 1958, sec. 41-1. Bill No. 138, 1959;
No. 44, 1961; No. 49, 1967.1-2-45, sec. 1.)

Section 20-8. Membership—Composition.

The membership of the retirement system shall consist of the fol-
lowing:

(a) Any person who shall become an employee after the date
of establishment and prior to July 1, 1971 shall become a member of